Woman&#39;s lingerie



Jan. 22, 1952 B, LEY' v 2,583,472

I WOMAN'S LINGERIE Filed Dec. 2, 1946 ATTORNEYS Jan. 22, 1952 L. B. cooLY 2,583,472

- WQMANS LINGERIE Filed Dec. 2, 1946 2 SHEETS SHEET 2 INVENTOR ATTORNE S Patented Jan. 22, 1952 WOMAN S LINGERIE Lenore B. Cooley, New York, N. Y.; The First National Bank of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N. Mex., executor of said Lenore B. Cooley, deceased Application December 2, 1946, Serial No. 713,481

4 Claims.

, This invention relates to lingerie for women and particularly to a garment having the combined functions of an uplift breast support, a slip and a panty.

One object of the invention is a combined garment of the above indicated character.

A further object of the invention is a novel and improved garment of the above indicated character which is further characterized by the simulated slip eifect notwithstanding the panty functioning, by giving the'marked freedom of body and leg movement without pull upon the uplift breast support, by its form fit and by the economy with which the garment may be manufactured in quantity production.

A further object of the invention is a garment of the above indicated character which notwithstanding the panty functioning is nonetheless capable of free and easy use for sanitary purposes without the necessity of either the removal of the garment or the unbuttoning or unfastening of. the same for these purposes.

Other objects 'of the invention will herein after appear.

' For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawingsforming apart of this application, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of a garment embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is another perspective view of the gar ment at a different angle;

"Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view simulating a sectional view along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a similar view along the line 4-4 of Fig.1;

Fig. 4a is Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

, Fig. 6 is a sectional view along the line 6-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. '7 is a sectional view along the line 1-1 of Fi 2 Fig. 8 is an exploded view of the front panels for making the front part of the garment; and

Fig. 9 is a similar view of the panels making up the back of the garment.

Referring to the drawing, my new garment includes an upper part A and a lower part B. The npper part A forms the uplift breast support part which extends down toward but stopsshort of thewaistline C. The lower part B is designed and constructed to have boththe functions of a slip and a panty andnotwithstandingthe panty @iunction'is designed and constructed toavoid a similar view along the line 4a of ning or unfastening of the same.

The garment is formed of the panels shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The breast uplift part of the garment is formed of three front panels d, e and 1, together with a pair of sector shaped parts g and a pair of back panels 71.. The other or lower part of the garment is formed of the panels 7', a" and k, it. Each of the panels 7' and k are provided with upper straight line edges In which are sewn to the lower straight edge ll of the panel 01 to form the front seam 12. The panels 7" and k are provided with similar upper edges 19 which are sewn to the lower straight edges [3 of the panels h to form the seam l4 while the inner straight edges 15 of the panels h are sewn together to form a vertical seam 16 in the back. The panel d is provided with cutouts on the upper part indicated by the curved edges 20 and the cup halves g have corresponding edges 2| which are sewn to the corresponding curved edges 20 to form the seams 22. The panels e and ,f are provided with inner straight edges 23 which are sewn to corresponding straight edges 24 formed on the part projecting up between the pockets 20, these edges when sewn together forming the seams 25. The panels e and f are also provided. with straight edges 26 which are sewn together to form the vertical seam 21. The panel d is widest at the points 28 and from there in the downward direction it is tapered to a width at the bottom approximately equal to the width of the sum of the edges in of "the lower panels. The tapering side edges of the panel (1 are indicated at 30. The outer ends of the panels e and f are provided with substantially straight end edges 3| and the lower edges 35, though slightly curved, of the outer ends of the panels are sewn to the straight edges 32 of the panel (1 with the edges 3| forming a continuation of the edges 30 of the panel at to form seams 33.

The design. and construction is such that the edges 3| and 3!! form substantially a continuous, straight line of the depth of the panels in which is sewn to the outer inclined edges 34 of cups of the shape illustrated in Fig. 1.

panels 9', 9", k and 7c are provided with outer the panels 71. to form side seams 35. The upper angular edges of the half cups g are sewn to the inner portions of the lower curved edges 36 of the panels 6 and to form seams 3? and The straight edges 40 and the straight edges 40 of the panels .1 and a" are sewn together to form side seams 35 which are continuations of the side seams 35. Each of the panels gradually gets.

wider from the upper edges until the dotted line BI] is reached, and in the particular embodiment shown the inner tapering edges of. these panels are concave curves 42. The tapering portions extend roughly about two-thirds of the depth of the panels while the other one-third is approximately the same width, though slightly wider due to the tapering sides 40, namel the.

part below the line 4|. The inner edges 43 of theselower portions are also formed into a con cave curve as shown in the drawings; Thepanelsfaland k are sewn together along their cone cave curved edges 42 to 'formthe front central seam-it while thers'imilar curved edges 42 r the panels 1 and kf. aresewn together to form the central back seen- ,45, these seams extending down to the dotted lines 4|. Thelower portensor the panelsa'y and k are not sewn togethernor are the nlower portions .of the panels 9 and. sewn together. Instead the inner lower curved edge 43 ofthe panel? is sewnto shown there is no sagging at any part of the gar- 'ment, the garment being continuous and flowing in substantially vertical lines without sagging at any part of the circumference thereof.

The freedom of movement is moreover obtained without any pull or discomfort upon the bust body part, thecrotch line of the garment being so far below the-crotch line. of. the: wearer as to obviate any such pull or discomfort, in cooperation with the fullness and particular design of the skirt part both at and below the hips. Moreoverthe.'side halves of the lower skirt part formed respectively by the panels a, k and k and the seams4'6 andATQQ'f. the separate slip portions 48, 49 ai'e..in the normal posture completely hidden at both the front and the back as is shown in Fig. 4a, the side halves closing inwardly upon the similar. edge ,o'h'the panel if to form the seam while the similaredgesof the panelsk and k are, sewn togethento form the seam 41, thereby the egtremelower part of. the garment, is formed into separatev parts48 and 49.

I have indicated y measurements in certain of thefigures and inthe particular embodiment illustrated for :a medium sized person, these 1/ measurements are in inches and the circumferenceslof the lower parts 48Iafnd 49 of the. gar,- ment'are roughly 32 inches. to v34 inches, due allowance being made forseams. Also "these. separateparts 48 and4'9 are roughly about onethird the depth. of the panels and, Where the bottom ofQt-he skirtitextendsdow'n to, the vicinity of the knees the crotch of the wearer is substantially above the crotch of the-garment, the crotch of-Ythe garment being indicated by the dotted line lill'ofYFig. 1'. wherein the crotch of the wearer is approximatelyat the line'tl.

The crotch line 60 of the garment is on the upper measurement line 181/211 in Fig. 9 and this line isapproXimately half the distance from the line Bl to the knee line, or to'the lower measurement line l8 l/2yof Fig. 9,, andin the particular embodiment shown thecrotch line of the garment is slightly less than half the distance from the line 6| to'the bottom edgeor knee line of the garment. r H

It .is thus apparent'that the Width of the skirt part of the combined garmentn'ot only increases in width tothelower edge but the width is accentuated so as to providethe two separate slip portions 48land 49 at the extreme bottom of I movement is thereby provided and either of the separate slip portions 48 and '49 may be used for sanitary purposes :without the necessity of reinoval of the garment and with no unbuttoning and unfastenirfg' operations "required. Also by reason or the particular design a'rid structure and about and in the front and in the rear of these seams to completely conceal them. The particular design of the upper bust uplift suport provides a particularly comfortable yet firm ss a H The germ 'nt is provided with any conventional means for fastening and un fastening the upper part for removal and putting on of the garment. This maylcomprise a conventional zipperalong one of'theseams 35, 35, preferably thesea nion the left sidej whichfis not. shown in the drawing. This zip'per should extend down atleast. to the waistline C and preferably somewhat lower. Conventional shoulder straps '15 are illustrated for the upper u lift 'artof the garment. 'I'he panels), a" and kand k are cut-on the'bias while the part of' the garment above these panels is cut with the weave,

1. An uplift slip. one piecejli'ngerie for women comprising an upperbustuplift part and a lower skirt part,.the,latterbeing form fitting about the waist and the hips. and increasing. in'width from the Waist lin'elto the-bottom edge with the extreme lower portion thereof formed. into. a double slip having a central garment-crotch disposed ata substantial distance below the crotch linefof 't'hejwearer, and ,the, side halves of, the lower part being accentuated in widthfrom the hips to, the bottom edge. to. 1 provide the "fullness at the "sides together with the I 'igarmen't crotch linerequiredforcornplete freedom. of. body movemerit'withoutpull upon "the bust uplift part and toclose inwar ly from thesides upon 'andto conceal the diyis'i between'the double-slipportions, said lowe'rgskirt "part. comprising four identical panels, two for the back and two for the.'front, each of said panelsgradually .increasing in width from the top tothe bottom 'with'bot'h the inner and outer edges. tapering in width with, respect to each'othe'rto "a line approximatelyhalf the distance from thecrotchlineofrthe wearer toiithe knee line and with the outer edges continuing to tapento .the bottom side edges, the inner juxtaposed edges of "the panels being formed in concave sections, thevupper concave sections passing'through the, waist line -a'ndthe crotch line of the wearer and terminating. atfthe crotchv line of the garment and the lower section continuing therefrom to the bottom edge with "the"upper sections of the 'tront'pa'nels sewn together and waist and the hipsand increasingin Width-from .5 the waist line to the bottom edge, with the exttreme lower portion thereof formed into a double slip having a central garment crotch disposed at a substantial distance below the crotch line of the wearer, and the side halves of the lower part being accentuated in width from the hips to the bottom edge to provide the fullness at the sides together with the low garment crotch line required for complete freedom of body movement without pull upon the bust uplift part and to close inwardly from the sides upon and to conceal the division between the double slip portions, the upper bust uplift part being formed of seven separate portions, the front portions comprising separate lower cup pieces for the bust of sector shape and separate upper bust support pieces with a front bodice portion having cut-out parts fitting the sector-shaped bust lower halves and an intermediate upwardly projecting portion therebetween, the side edges of the bodice portion being slightly converging in a downward direction to a lower straight edge and the upper bust support sections having slightly convex lower edges for conforming to the bust support halves and the upper edges of the bodice part, the inner edges of the upper bust support parts having angle edges with the lower edges fastened to corresponding edges of the central upwardly projecting portion of the bodice part and the upper edges being sewn to each other with the outer edges of these upper parts forming continuations of the outer edges of the bodice portion and the back portion of the upper bust supporting part comprising two quadilateral pieces of irregular shapes with their outer edges conforming to the combined outer edges of the bodice portion and upper bust support portions of the front part with their inner edges sewn together to form a central vertical seam and their upper outer corners projecting into the armpit.

3. An uplift slip one-piece lingerie for women comprising an upper bust uplift part and a lower skirt part, the latter being form fitting about the waist and the hips and increasing in width from the waist line to the bottom edge, with the extreme lower portion thereof formed into a double slip having a central garment crotch disposed at a substantial distance below the crotch line of the wearer, and the side halves of the lower part being accentuated in width from the hips to the bottom edge to provide sufficient fullness at the sides both to give the required fullness for complete freedom of body movement without pull upon the bust uplift part and to close inwardly from the sides upon and to conceal the division between the double slip portions, said lower skirt part comprising four identical panels. two for the back and two for the front, each of said panels gradually increasing in width from the top to the bottom with both the inner and outer edges tapering in width with respect to each other to a line approximately half the distance from the crotch line of the wearer to the knee line and with the outer edges continuing to increase in width, the inner juxtaposed edges of each of the panels being formed in concave sections, the upper concave section terminating at the crotch line of the individual and the lower section continuing therefrom to the bottom edge, the upper bust uplift part being formed of seven separate portions. the front portions comprising separate lower cup pieces for the bust of sector shape and separate upper bust support pieces with a front bodice portion having cut-out parts fitting the sectorshaped bust lower halves and an intermediate upwardly projecting portion therebetween, the side edges of the bodice portion being slightly converging in a downward direction to'a lower straight edge and the upper bust support sections having slightly convex lower edges for conforming to the bust support halves and the upper edges of the bodice part, the inner edges of the upper bust support parts having angle edges with the lower edges fastened to corresponding edges of the central upwardly projecting portion of the bodice part and the upper edges being sewn to each other with the outer edges of these upper parts forming continuations of the outer edges of the bodice portion and the back portion of the upper bust supporting part comprising two quadilateral pieces of irregular shapes with their outer edges conforming to the combined outer edges of the bodice portion and upper bust support portions of the front part with their inner edges sewn together to form a central vertical seam and their upper outer corners projecting into the armpit.

4. An uplift slip one-piece lingerie for women comprising an upper bust uplift part and a lower skirt part, the latter increasing in width from the waistline to the bottom edge with the extreme lower portion thereof beginning at a point approximately halfway between the crotch and the knees of the wearer formed into a double slip having a central garment crotch disposed at a distance approximately one-half the distance between the crotch and the knees of the wearer and the side halves of the lower part being accentuated in width from the hips to the bottom edge to provide the fullness at the sides, together with the low garment crotch line required for complete freedom of body movement without pull upon the bust uplift part, said double slip having side portions with the inner edges thereof formed in two concave curves the upper portions of which extend to the garment crotch line and the lower portions of which extend from the crotch line to the bottom edge and with the front and back of each side portion sewn together along the lower portions of the concave curved edges and the fronts and backs of the side portions sewn respectively together along the upper portions of the concave edges, with the side portions closing inwardly upon and concealing the crotch line and the division between the double slip portions with either of the latter being usable in the conventional manner without removing or unfastening the garment.

LENORE B. COOLEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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